Employment prospects: The demand for sign language translation directly comes from a series of major international events such as the 2007 World Special Olympics, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 20 10 Shanghai World Expo. According to the requirements of the International Olympic Committee, during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, * * * needs more than 900 high-level sign language interpreters. At present, there is a great shortage of high-level sign language interpreters in Beijing, and it is estimated that there are only twenty or thirty people. At present, there are only 50 nationally recognized sign language interpreters in Shanghai. In the long run, there are at least 20.57 million hearing-impaired people in China, especially sign language interpreters.

Salary level: In Shanghai, the average half-day salary for sign language interpreters is about 100 yuan, that is, about 20 yuan per hour. However, the workload of sign language translation is still very small because there is no special intermediary service agency to transmit supply and demand information for sign language translation.

Entry threshold: Primary sign language translation needs to learn nearly 1 0,000 words and 1 0,000 sentence patterns in three months' training, while intermediate sign language translation needs to learn more than 1 0,200 words and 1 0,20 sentence patterns in three months' training, and can only communicate with the deaf simply. The most demanding sign language translation is simultaneous interpretation. It takes at least two or three years to become a professional sign language interpreter.

Demand areas: reception translation for large-scale events, special competitions, accompanying translation for performances, sign language translation for radio and television, etc. In addition, some tourist attractions, shopping malls, posts and telecommunications, banks and even hospitals also need sign language interpretation.